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O fortunatos nimium, sua si bona norint
Agricolas, quibus ipsa, procul discordibus armis,
Fundit humo facilem victum justissima tellus!
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O happy, far too happy — did ye wot, Ye rustic swains, the blessings of your lot; Remote from war, by labour ye are fed, And the impartial Earth, with daily bread.
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Book II, lines 458-460 (translated by J. B. Rose)

 
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